National Carousel Association - Cafesjian's Carousel

Cafesjian's Carousel
PTC Outside Row Jumper

© Steve Grooms
Date of picture: August 24, 2005
All these horses are carved with legs tucked up under them, as if the horse is being caught at the most dramatic moment in full gallop. There is a practical reason for showing all horses in full gallop, too. Tucked-up legs allow a running horse to be big and yet not so high from the platform that they are hard to climb upon.

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